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Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:12:28 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8The Frye Company Opens Its Flagship Store in Atlantahttp://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/these-boots-were-made-for-shoppin/
http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/these-boots-were-made-for-shoppin/#commentsTue, 04 Aug 2015 08:00:34 +0000http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/?p=9684Continue reading →]]>The Frye Company, known for their craftsman leather goods, will open its Atlanta flagship store in Ponce City Market on August 6. The store will feature the latest looks for both men and women from the Frye fall 2015 line, which will include handbags, classic Frye cowboy boots, on-trend ankle boots and motorcycle-inspired boots. Stop by this spot on your next shopping spree, and you’ll join icons John Lennon, Jackie O. and others who love this classic brand.

]]>http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/these-boots-were-made-for-shoppin/feed/0Reduce, Reuse and be CHaRMing!http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/reduce-reuse-and-be-charming/
http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/reduce-reuse-and-be-charming/#commentsTue, 05 May 2015 14:43:22 +0000http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/?p=9292Continue reading →]]>We’ve all been there – you’re cleaning out the closet, and you come across that old phone charger that won’t charge anything these days or your printer that’s long outdated, and you’re stuck. These aren’t the most useful items to donate, and surely they don’t belong in the garbage, but they also seem out of place next to your glass bottles and cardboard in this week’s recycling.

As of April 18, the place you need is now open in Atlanta: The Center for Hard to Recycle Materials. CHaRM, as it’s known, is Atlanta’s first permanent facility to recycle those household items straddling that confusing line between recycling and trash. Styrofoam? Check. Printer cartridges? Yep. Furniture? Sure! CHaRM accepts these items and more, such as batteries, textiles, light bulbs and other household items completely free. For a small fee (ranging from $2 to $10, depending on the item), the center can also accept gallons of old paint, electronics, tires, mattresses, appliances, toilets, thermometers, smoke detectors and more.

And the best part of CHaRM? you can make it a one-stop-shop and also drop off your shoes, books, musical instruments, sports equipment, bikes and more, which the center will distribute to local nonprofits and other groups in need. The moral of the story here is to think before you toss something because now, more likely than not, you have a better option than the trash. Drop off your recyclables and donations on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

]]>http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/reduce-reuse-and-be-charming/feed/0Sushi and Sakehttp://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/sushi-and-sake/
http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/sushi-and-sake/#commentsTue, 21 Apr 2015 14:03:24 +0000http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/?p=9177Continue reading →]]>Luxury complex Buckhead Atlanta welcomed Doraku Sushi last month. This new restaurant offers family style sushi and a mix of other Asian-fusion dishes for lunch and dinner, including sea urchin and live scallops for the adventurous foodie. They also offer a full bar and an extensive sake menu, so your night out will be delicious from dinner to drinks.

]]>http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/sushi-and-sake/feed/0April’s Best Bulletin – Run For Your Lifehttp://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/aprils-best-bulletin-run-for-your-life/
http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/aprils-best-bulletin-run-for-your-life/#commentsTue, 07 Apr 2015 22:14:19 +0000http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/?p=9114Continue reading →]]>April is National Donate Life Month, bringing awareness to organ donation and transplantation. To show your support, participate in the Run 4 Your Life 5K event at the Silver Comet Trail. On April 18 at 9 a.m., runners from across Atlanta will don blue and green – the colors of the Donate Life organization – and raise awareness for the cause. Registration starts at $25, and if you aren’t a runner but still want to join in the fun, sign up to volunteer.

]]>http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/aprils-best-bulletin-run-for-your-life/feed/0Teri Claiborne from Claiborne’s Salon and Spa Gives Her Best Advicehttp://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/teri-claiborne-from-claibornes-salon-and-spa-gives-her-best-advice/
http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/teri-claiborne-from-claibornes-salon-and-spa-gives-her-best-advice/#commentsFri, 01 Aug 2014 16:41:44 +0000http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/?p=7585Continue reading →]]>With more than 30 years of styling under her belt, Teri Claiborne, from Claiborne’s Salon and Spa, knows a thing or two about summer hair survival. Here, she dishes on five sure-fire ways to hydrate, protect and fortify your tresses through the most sizzling summer months.

Give it a Break: Your hair undergoes enough heat as it is during the summer months. Commit to giving your hair a few days off from blow-drying and heat styling each week. Instead, try some of the season’s casual braids, buns and ponytails.Just be sure to opt for hair accessories that gently hold the hair, like a thicker, cloth elastic versus a rubber band.

Oil Up: Natural oils, like coconut, avocado and macadamia nut oil, don’t contain silicone like a lot of conditioners, so they absorb into each hair strand instead of sitting on the surface. To fortify dry tresses, once a week, mix a teaspoon of one of these oils with your conditioner and leave on for five minutes before rinsing. Integrating foods with fatty acids in them, like fish, nuts and seeds, into your diet will work the same magic on your hair from the inside as well.

Put a Cap on it: A physical barrier between your hair and the sun’s rays is better than any SPF on the market. Maintain your hair’s moisture, color and overall health by wearing a hat, preferably one with a rim that goes all the way around.

Keep it Trim: Feel like your hair is growing faster than ever? It’s not just in your head. More of your hairs are in the growing stage during late spring and summer than in the dead of winter. To keep split ends at bay and to keep your style fresh, increase the frequency of your haircuts to once every four weeks.

Make Friends with Moisture: Give your hair added hydration by switching to a moisturizing shampoo and conditioner for the summer. For fine hair, just make sure that you choose a product that isn’t too heavy, as it can weigh down your hair. Also, consider alternating a moisturizing conditioner with your regular conditioner if it’s still too heavy.

]]>http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/teri-claiborne-from-claibornes-salon-and-spa-gives-her-best-advice/feed/0Chef Jamie Adams Takes On 300 Miles for No Kid Hungryhttp://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/chef-jamie-adams-takes-on-300-miles-for-no-kid-hungry/
http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/chef-jamie-adams-takes-on-300-miles-for-no-kid-hungry/#commentsWed, 11 Jun 2014 11:08:09 +0000http://bestselfatlanta.com/upgrade/blog/?p=7055&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=6Continue reading →]]>From May 30 to June 1, Atlanta’s very own Chef Jamie Adams, of Veni Vidi Vici, embarked on the inaugural Chefs on Bikes ride to raise money for the No Kid Hungry campaign. Chefs on Bikes was a 300 mile, 3-day ride that took a group of chefs from New York City to Washington, D.C. Chef Jamie was joined by Chefs Jason Roberts, of ABC’s “The Chew,” Allan Ng and Ryan Hux, both of Shake Shack and the creators of the ride, and a number of other chefs. Chef Jamie has been an avid cyclist for years and usually competes in up to eight centuries each year. Best Self was able to catch up with him after the ride to learn more about his passion for cycling, how he prepared for the ride and how he gives back to his community.

Q: What initially drew you to the Chefs on Bikes event?

A: Chef Pano (executive chef of Kyma) saw an email about the event and contacted me to see if I was interested and after careful consideration of about 1.5 seconds I said yes.

Q: How long have you been cycling?

A: I started cycling when I was in high school (I graduated in 1977) and my brother and I took a 4 month cycling tour through Europe in 1981. At the end of our trip, we had just arrived in Ireland from Wales and our bikes were stolen! I really did not get back onto a bike until 2002, about a year after having quadruple bypass surgery. I have been pretty fanatical ever since.

Q: How do you train for an event like this?

A: Fortunately, when I found out about the event, I was already in pretty good shape, having completed 2 full centuries (100 mile rides) and plenty of miles. What I had not done, however, was back to back centuries, so in the 2 weeks prior to the event I was able to do a couple of consecutive 50 mile rides which helped considerably. My legs were not my concern, but preventing saddle sores was, so I was able to build up my defenses in that “area.” Overall the best preparation is putting in the miles to build up endurance.

Q: How challenging, mentally and physically, was the ride?

A: Every time you ride 100 miles you face physical challenges. Your back hurts or your legs feel like someone put lead in them, your backside hurts and so on, but cycling is all about facing down the pain and discomfort and that’s where the mental challenge lies. This ride was no different, but with the longer distance, you have to be careful to manage your effort by staying in a zone that is neither too hard nor too slow. If you go out of the gate guns a’blazing, you don’t have any reserves, and if you go too slowly, you start counting miles and you go stir-crazy.

Q: How long have you been involved in the No Kid Hungry campaign?

A: I have participated in 23 consecutive “Taste of the Nation” events, the SOS fundraising gala and over the years cooked in many homes with many different teams of chefs, so for quite a long time. The NKH program of SOS has been around since around 2008, so I have been involved since the beginning.

Q: How much were you and the other chefs able to raise for this year’s event?

A: The event’s goal is $25,000, and at this writing it has reached $23,000. My personal goal was $5,000 and I have now reached $5,555, and it still keeps going up!

Q: Where is your favorite place to cycle in or around Atlanta?

A: By far up in the mountains outside of Dahlonega, “The Gaps.” I love to climb and I also love to descend and it is so beautiful up there at all times of the year. Our group goes up there once a month and in the warmer months a little more to ride all of the variations of the famous six Gaps: Neels, Jacks, Unicoi, Hogpen, Wolfpen and Woody. I live in Johns Creek so I also ride up to Lake Lanier pretty often, by several different routes.

Q: Where do you go in Atlanta to get your cycling gear?

A: CycleWorks of Roswell on Holcomb Bridge Road. It’s a great shop with great people. Jan, Mike and Tiffany are the best!

Q: What is your advice to people who are interested in cycling or who are just beginning?

A: First of all, it has to be fun. Everyone has different goals or expectations, but it should be about enjoying what you are doing. There are many types of cycling, so find the mode that fits you best, be it getting on your bike for a couple of miles every few days, mountain biking, group rides or a daily commute. Find what you enjoy and go out and ride!

Q: Do you plan on participating in Chefs on Bikes in future years?

A: Absolutely. My longtime dream to ride my bike across America may be realized sooner than I thought! Stay tuned…

]]>http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/chef-jamie-adams-takes-on-300-miles-for-no-kid-hungry/feed/0Oprah Winfrey Brings Inspiration to Atlantahttp://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/oprah-winfrey-brings-inspiration-to-atlanta/
http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/oprah-winfrey-brings-inspiration-to-atlanta/#commentsTue, 18 Oct 2011 21:52:03 +0000http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/?p=1362Continue reading →]]>O You! was a full day of learning, inspiration, fun and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to hear straight from the source: Oprah Winfrey herself. Ms Winfrey closed out the day with an uplifting speech about ‘what she knows for sure.’ She told many uplifting antidotes but all with one core message: know yourself, believe in yourself and always work to lead your best life. “Everything that doesn’t take you out makes you stronger,” she proclaimed. “There will be challenges, there will be difficulties, there will be people telling you, you can’t – know who you are. You have to stand in the truth of who you are.”

Many experts from O, The Oprah Magazine were also on hand to help people find ways to lead their best life. The interactive seminars and workshops featured at the event included:

May We Help You? (a regular feature in the magazine) featured Dr. Mehmet Oz, Suze Orman and Martha Beck who answered readers most pressing questions.

Finding Your Passion, with Martha Beck, Donna Brazile and Suze Orman, found inspiration in real women who have made “the leap” and helped women learn how to follow their lead.

Feeling Good, Looking Better focused on health, fitness, beauty and fashion, led by Dr. Oz and Bob Greene, along with Adam Glassman and Val Monroe; Adam and Val – O’s fashion and beauty power team –made over one of the attendees.

Your Stuff, Your Story, led by Nate Berkus and Peter Walsh, discussed how our possessions reveal so much about our inner and outer lives and how we can rewrite our stories so they fit better with who we really are.

]]>http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/oprah-winfrey-brings-inspiration-to-atlanta/feed/0Oprah Winfrey Network Premieres New Showhttp://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/oprah-winfrey-network-premieres-new-show/
http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/oprah-winfrey-network-premieres-new-show/#commentsTue, 11 Oct 2011 21:23:23 +0000http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/?p=1332Continue reading →]]>Oprah’s arrival in Atlanta this Saturday at the World Congress Center for O, The Oprah Magazine’s O You! event is sure to be a memorable one! If you want more Oprah, then make sure to tune into OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network for their newest show, “Super Soul Sunday” beginning this Sunday, October 16.

OWN’s “Super Soul Sunday” will include never before seen episodes of “Oprah’s Soul Series,” a series of in-depth, one-on-one conversations between Oprah and some of the most fascinating authors, thinkers and spiritual leaders of our time, uplifting feature-length documentaries and short-form content from Soul Pancake (the production company co-founded by “The Office’s” Rainn Wilson).

“Super Soul Sunday” will explore themes of wellness, personal fulfillment, conscious living and more. This Sunday, the program will include an interview with Jonas Elrod, a young filmmaker who says he woke up one day and suddenly began seeing angels, demons, auras and ghosts. On Sunday, October 23 Oprah will be taking a look at a documentary called “Crazy Sexy Cancer” which tells the story of Kris Carr, a young aspiring actress diagnosed with advanced stage cancer.

]]>http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/oprah-winfrey-network-premieres-new-show/feed/0Oprah Returns to Atlanta with O You! Eventhttp://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/oprah-returns-to-atlanta-with-o-you-event/
http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/oprah-returns-to-atlanta-with-o-you-event/#commentsFri, 05 Aug 2011 20:55:41 +0000http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/?p=1040Continue reading →]]>If you missed out seeing or attending the last Oprah Winfrey Show back in May, then you cannot miss this exciting event! Oprah along with O Magazine contributors will be coming to Atlanta for one day only on October 15 for the 2011 O You! Event.

This full-day event will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center and bring with it a distinguished panel of experts including Gayle King, Dr. Oz, Suze Orman, Bob Greene, Nate Berkus, Martha Beck, Lisa Ling, Peter Walsh, Donna Brazile, Val Monroe, Adam Glassman, and of course, the lady herself, Oprah!

Enjoy a fun day with friends as you hear from experts and enjoy talks on finding your passion, improving your health, getting inspired to be your best self and much more. This event will give attendees the unique opportunity to hear from Oprah and other experts as well as give them the chance to ask questions. Learn how to become more focused on your passions and goals and how to achieve them.

Oprah is all about the positivity and how you can continue to improve your life and reach your dreams. Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime event – check out www.oprah.com/oyou for more details and ticket prices.

]]>http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/oprah-returns-to-atlanta-with-o-you-event/feed/0Whynatte Latte Gets Love In New Farrelly Brother’s Moviehttp://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/whynatte-latte-gets-love-in-new-farrelly-brothers-movie/
http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/blog/whynatte-latte-gets-love-in-new-farrelly-brothers-movie/#commentsFri, 18 Feb 2011 20:06:51 +0000http://www.bestselfatlanta.com/index.php?option=com_wpmu&p=422&blog_id=1&Itemid=37Continue reading →]]>If you love coffee and energy drinks, you are no doubt are familiar with the local Whynatte Latte. This delicious beverage has now hit the big time making a cameo appearance in the Farrelly Brother’s movie “Hall Pass” starring Owen Wilson opening Feb. 25. Whynatte is doing a Hall Pass Promo at Tin Lizzy’s Midtown tonight from 9-10pm. Come for free giveaways include tickets to a pre-screening of the movie, t-shirts, bottle openers and more!